Berkshire Chronicle Reading 05-1914

HOUSEBREAKERS AT WORK.
Ha.w~n," which 'is aituatCd At th~
comer of Linde.o Avenue and Courthouse
Lane, and ~n tIMo occupation of MM, Burp,
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was bTOk~ into some time between TutWday &Tld Friday in lM~ week.1 ~e OCCtl-- I ~~~~~~1e~
pier was a~ay on a holiday. and the ? Otlse

was left in charge of .. lady. who ,PaId oc·

e's.sjonal visits·, to see that everytJiing ",,' as

8"'e.

At 4!'I!:m. on Friday IBlIt, on el!the hO\l6<l, .he discovered that It
had been forcibly entered, and too roomo
we re in a , atate of dillorder.
Cake and

teriu~

jam had beeD take n from t he l a rd.er. and
after lmtisfyi nK themselves with these Ju~- I
urle.s the UJie ves s cattered ....b.at the y dId

not r'equire on the floor ,
A number of
e.rticlcs we re missed, euch -M • miniatu.re
in a gold /letti ng, a silver filigroo brooch,
.. . pade guin e... " string of amoor·b.",;a",
and B<lvera.! tlireepenny·pieeeo, and the

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total valu e or the stolen property 18 Jut

at £10,
BOY SCOUTS' CHURCH PARADE,
and
distt roops
rict held
a church
()n Sun·
The
of Boy
Scoutspara.de
in Maidenhea.d
day afternoon 'iD h()llour !Of St. Goorge 's '
Day,
The .... emW,. took pla.oe i n Kid· \
well's Park, whe",' the l&ds, ;under the
oommand ,ot

D'i ~tr.icl

Scoutmuter

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'1ilt: ine,itr.
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Roberts, w e N! ip'speeted,.by CQl()nel T. J , , l)(}lm ]; IIOn,
Atherton, C.B .. the Dilotrict CommiBo;onc r.
';I'ho MaidenlIe ad SiITer ,Band rendered
~!~~ ~~~~~f~'~r'Y;
~ye ra.! eelection. of suitable 'mU8ic during
tho inspectian, and the n, he aded by the
bMd, the 8C()ut. marched to St.: Luke'.
Church, where the Rev. Canon , Me1U'1'
conducted the .ervice, e.nd gave an appro·
priat;; ,and prac tic ..1 .odr.,... to the b oy. ,
Afte r . til.,.,. &er •.lee the Scouts returned to
Kidwell'. P,.,.k, ,and in military (..,hjon
" m arched past, " ~ t:he sa.lute bein g taken 'by
.
Colonel Atherlo'n , wbo later commented funs! 88lUnrl Buch 'riljke, ,
verv favourably UPOD the lImart appea.raDC6 ~ nll~tt;,r b:e re{""'1"'!.Ji&a:. -',
of the I.<ts.
The troope pre&ent ,w erei, ' ~~M~~ ~," ."PllNlVed of, the
m s 1fl:'lx:oW' ,
1st Mo.i d<1ooea.d , .Jl.Dder- AiW. tant Soout-_ 1>'" ,~,
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master. T. R. Darke ' and Wick"".; 2nd r It wu d~oi~d , to" r.el~ ~ pa~g"",h
lblderihead; 1ind~r SeOl/nuBBter ,CI .... ii!Ae; b~k fo'r. ,~C(),l!,S~"jlol'." .nd) tJie.-remarD·
Pi uknev. G re en, nnd~r Mi~ A, Del Ri.ell:o~ , der of, the r eport ~"! ~!'I'.~"
Fu rz e 'p1 .. tt, under !.oaielant Scoutmaster
Bond ; Bra? ..nd Holyport, ~nder , Sco,u.~·
mll4tcr Bu Uer .
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TOWN COUNCIL.

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WAGES H' <lJllEASED.
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, At the meeting of th<> M ..idenhead Town' ,
Council OD 'fuesday , evenin/!, the may()r
100\lnc;1I0'l' E. 'Norkelt) presided, and the
member. present inclnd<>d ~ The de putyDlayor (Auncil,or B~uchbery), Aldermen
,Cox, TruScott, and ;hewitt, and COuDcil·
l ora UpSOll, Walker, _Portel-, D , Bidmead,
~'x.' ~llIill81 A_ Bid~ea.d, Vaioey ,~

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The m..yo"-'Pro..ented the report ' of the

~n ~r&l l rurp"'•• Committ.:e. reeQmmend·
In. m~~ of wases to oena.tn· o~~;~~::a l
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II!)nmns.

PIWn~\ BL I'; VJ.; lj i 1'0 READING.,;
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L o r d R ooort9 h M JUn.c io 116ly oonsente4 '

t o h"'>'l me n pat ron of the Bunual gym.
kha na , arranged by t he CayerM!I.III and.
R ea d ing V c t cr nnA' Ae ~ociu.t]on. · which \ i.8
r to he, held on ,J ul] 25t.h at Erleigh COW:t,

Lv kl :IU p.c rmISSl()n o f ~a.ptain Frw
n U3hb y"
I l l " le tter wbich hie LordlIhip
11ul.S w rltt e n f:o the &MOCiat iOD, be. j hu

e xpres S<'(] .. willi to a ttend the 8ymk:h.r.n&

11():-!;;b le .
II if The
comm.ittee

t hat tltey h a v,,-

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'\.1'" ple ......d to announOO
been, 6ucee ... rul , ;n a.r.

: ra ngin g f nr the 6i.d e~ 5h()W8 and a m ll!leme n ~ . wh ic h will be o f an e xoo p t io-naUT
a ttra.ctivo chartLCt..er. I Any inforInMion
roe~aTd ! n g t he entrl~ c a n be o b tained of
, tit.. LOll, ""cratary, Mr , J, W, K.ibbl~

wb it"" 21, Newpor t ¥oad, .Reading.
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Fu :a RAL OF MRS. SKINNER.
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addilional holidays. ' The.
~;;ij;i~:;J'f:r-;"'j;~ij,~~;;:!:n
:will cod £'U1 6o, Od. "yeaf·_~
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The chief clauoes were ..s followa:- .
In regard t.) the ro ad. or Mwer-men,
general :laboltl'e1'8. BW.e-epe~ .. a.nd h~e­
tlie 8u'i>-committea I\.J'&

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" "ven,<!<!N,

()I>inion that theoe men 6hould D" . <JLlV ;"M'"
int o iud.s, of fir st an d'
o. wage ()f Us. per week f~~r~~~~:~~~
men atid of 22o, for the"
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tween each 01_ ,t hea re ahout equally, divided. .
.....ho do:

not

: e~n!t,e!i'il l~li:~:~III~II~:~lill;llllli~1

eome ivitb:in "
grades. &Ild truly have been
eepar..tely,
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,
In
re8aN
to
holiday';,
~t~;:~'c~:::.~~~~r;,,-,":
howe ver, a few men
recommenct·:1bat
til<>. "t..,.pr .....
at thO ........e work& hI>
holiday per ,~um on
tion to B&nk Holida:re'employ"". be "Uo..ect-()ne

HOlid.y&.~'~~~~~~~~!~~~~~ill~

It, i8
overtime be
eng&g<>d
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lao Bankon

IIlve rtime

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